Blood on the Sands **NEW** Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears...

[Ray Earle]

Great report. Poor old thraex though, at least he was spared, he will return!!

Nice simple looking arena too. It's amazing how good a game can look with a coloured mat and a couple of nicely painted figures. 

[Captain Blood]

Great report 

I've only played the game with Malamutus et al, who seem to quite like dibbling the squillions  of tiny paper chits around the table on the end of their licked fingers...
I did wonder if the marker pen approach may be a little tidier - if not quite as atmospheric!
(Or maybe a combination of the two? Pens for marking (many many) wounds on the armatura, counters for things like crowd favour and weapons... Maybe?)

[Furt]

Great report 

I've only played the game with Malamutus et al, who seem to quite like dibbling the squillions  of tiny paper chits around the table on the end of their licked fingers...
I did wonder if the marker pen approach may be a little tidier - if not quite as atmospheric!
(Or maybe a combination of the two? Pens for marking (many many) wounds on the armatura, counters for things like crowd favour and weapons... Maybe?)

I must admit that I have been marking Wounds with a red marker pen too - there I said it!!

But I still feel that counters are necessary for mostly everything else. I really want the playsheet to be a big part of the game, where you can visualize what is happening to your poor sod lugging it out in the arena. I think the counters help make it more visually appealing in my opinion, considering at the core of the game there are "only two miniatures on a mat". Regardless folk are more than free to play the game how they see fit.

[Watts]

I think I would agree. It wasn't really easy to tell at a glance how many counters we had for fatigue, bleeding etc.

[Elbows]

I use markers for some things, counters for others.  No worries.

[H.M.Stanley]

I pasted the markers "double sided" to aid finding the ones needed.

they are a little bit fiddly but i do think they add to the atmosphere of the game

[OSHIROmodels]

I must admit that I have been marking Wounds with a red marker pen too - there I said it!!

Oh, you swine 

cheers

James

[Too Bo Coo]

Oh, you swine  

cheers

James

Actually, I'm guilty of the Red Marker crime myself.....

Jim when you are fully recovered if I can get in line for one of your hex mat things I would be a VERY happy guy!

[mcfonz]

I spent the last couple of evenings reading through this thread from the start. A good old fun bit of bedtime reading it was too.

Looks like I need a Ludus and some slaves. Perhaps a little Christmas project? The kids I work with would probably love this.

[Too Bo Coo]

They're addictive!

[Furt]

Just wanted to show a quick example of some of the great counter art Dr Mathias has produced for Blood on the Sands.

I know Matt has been so very busy with his own life and commitments, but has selflessly continued to work on BotS, for little more than my undying gratitude.

You are a legend Matt - thanks again.

Any comments or critiques would be appreciated.

[Captain Blood]

Brilliant. Love this artwork 

[Malamute]

Oooooh yes, they are rather nice.

[OSHIROmodels]

They are rather fine 

cheers

James

[Ray Earle]

Great work on those counters. They're excellent.